The Silver City Woman's Club is a historic

women's club The club movement is an American women's social movement that started in the mid-19th century and spread throughout the United States. It established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While wome ...

located at 411 Silver Heights Boulevard in Silver City,

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. The club was founded in 1909, and it built its meeting house in 1935–36. Richard Tatsch designed the clubhouse in the

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style, which reflected the region's architectural history. The clubhouse provided two spaces for the club's community activities and private meetings; the former included distributing food to needy families and conducting child welfare inspections on behalf of the state, while the latter included self-improvement courses in music and literature. The women's club has continuously held its activities in the building since its construction; it has also provided a space for community meetings and large events. . The clubhouse was added to the

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on September 2, 2003. The Carrizozo Woman's Club and Alamogordo Woman's Club were also listed then; all three originally were

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projects. The deterioration of the Carrizozo one, with its being identified as one of the Ten Most Endangered Properties in New Mexico, led to interest by preservationists and woman's club members in all three buildings. The club operates under the auspices of the New Mexico Federation of Women's Clubs (NMFWC). (now known as GFWC New Mexico).

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Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Pueblo Revival architecture in New Mexico Buildings and structures completed in 1936 Buildings and structures in Grant County, New Mexico Women's club buildings National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, New Mexico Women's clubs in the United States Women's organizations based in the United States History of women in New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub

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